180470837
submission
TheBAFH writes:
Here's a philosophy paper that rejects the opposing extreme positions of technophilia and technophobia and defines technoskepticism which "offers a vision where technological development is not an end in itself but a means to foster an autonomous society based on humanistic values, critical thought, and democratic self-governance. "
The paper is about "AI", but the core ideas apply in technology in general.
175785223
submission
TheBAFH writes:
An article published in Frontiers in Political Science "...discusses the role of big tech in becoming an engine of capturing public power."
Written and reviewed by European scholars and focusing mainly on American companies, it may offer a different perspective on American politics, especially now that big tech from the left side of the pond tries to influence European politics.
113139738
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TheBAFH writes:
After last year's Slackware store troubles (check July's 27th 2018 entry), Slackware's creator Patrick Volkerding now created a Patreon page trying to get the support that will make it possible for him to continue to maintain Slackware. The authenticity of the Patreon page has been confirmed by Mr. Volkerding in a post in the Slackware forum of LinuxQuestions.org: "I was going to wait to announce it until I had a few more planned updates done in -current that would be getting things closer to an initial 15.0 beta release, but since it's been spotted in the wild I'll confirm it."
Slackware is the longest active Linux distribution project, founded in 1993.
